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Hormel
Barcode 037600810791
AVOIDMashed Potatoes by Hormel is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 2 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — Carrageenan (EU); Sodium Nitrite (EU, UK). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: EU
Not authorised for use in EU infant formula (food category 13.1.1 / infants under 16 weeks) under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008; permitted in other foods and used more broadly in the US.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2108 lowered the maximum permitted levels of sodium nitrite (E250) in cured/meat products to reduce nitrosamine formation; US limits are higher.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Cooked potatoes (potatoes, water), milk with vitamin d3, butter (cream and salt), pasteurized process white cheddar cheese (cheddar cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, sodium phosphate, contains less than 2% of milk fat, salt), sour cream (cream, milk, nonfat dry milk, modified food starch, sodium phosphate, guar gum, carrageenan, calcium sulfate, locust bean gum, culture), contains 2% or less of cream, bacon (cured with water, sugar, salt, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), cultured dextrose, sea salt, sodium diacetate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, spice, chives, potassium sorbate (preservative), nisin preparation (salt, nisin).
No — every ingredient in Mashed Potatoes is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Carrageenan, Sodium Nitrite are banned or restricted in other regions: Carrageenan (EU); Sodium Nitrite (EU, UK).
Carrageenan: Not authorised for use in EU infant formula (food category 13.1.1 / infants under 16 weeks) under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008; permitted in other foods and used more broadly in the US. Sodium Nitrite: Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2108 lowered the maximum permitted levels of sodium nitrite (E250) in cured/meat products to reduce nitrosamine formation; US limits are higher.
BannedPantry checks each labeled ingredient against food and cosmetic safety standards from the EU, UK, Canada, Japan, and California, with a citation for every flag. AVOID means at least one labeled ingredient is banned or restricted by a major overseas regulator, or is high-severity under our methodology. Ratings are never influenced by brands.
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